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report | Sep 23, 2011

The role of the internet

The internet has already surpassed newspapers as a source Americans turn to for national and international news. [1] The findings from this survey now show its emerging role as a source for local news and information as well. The internet has become a significant local information source Among all adults, the internet is either the most […]

transcript | Nov 21, 2011

Event Transcript: Lobbying for the Faithful

A November 2011 Pew Forum report gave a brief history of organized religious advocacy in Washington, D.C., and examined the major characteristics of religion-related advocacy. The Pew Forum hosted an event to discuss the report’s key findings with journalists, policymakers and representatives from organizations that advocate on religion-related issues in Washington.

report | Sep 26, 2011

Part 5: The role of the internet

The internet has become a significant local information source The internet has already surpassed newspapers as a source Americans turn to for national and international news.9 The findings from this survey now show its emerging role as a source for local news and information as well. Among all adults, the internet is either the most popular […]

report | Aug 9, 2011

Rising Restrictions on Religion

The Government Restrictions Index (GRI) measures limits imposed by governments on religious beliefs and practices. The 10-point index is based on 20 questions used by the Pew Forum to gauge the extent to which governments at any level – national, provincial or local – try to control religious groups or individuals, prohibit conversions from one […]

report | Jun 22, 2011

New Pew Forum Survey Explores Views of Evangelical Protestant Leaders Around the World

Washington, D.C. — In a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, most evangelical Protestant leaders who live in the Global South (58%) say that evangelical Christians are gaining influence on life in their countries. By contrast, most leaders who live in the Global North (66%) say that, in […]

report | Aug 30, 2011

Survey Methodology

Muslim Americans constitute a population that is rare, dispersed, and diverse. It includes many recent immigrants from multiple countries with differing native tongues who may have difficulty completing a public opinion survey in English. The intense attention paid to Muslims in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and increased attention to Islamic extremism may have […]

report | May 11, 2011

Ask the Expert (cont’d)

Senior research staff answers questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

report | Mar 19, 2011

Seattle: A New Media Case Study

Seattle, perhaps more than any other American city, epitomizes the promise and challenges of American journalism at the local level.

report | Feb 24, 2011

Religion in the News: Islam Was No. 1 Topic in 2010

Events and controversies related to Islam dominated U.S. press coverage of religion in 2010, bumping the Catholic Church from the top spot, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

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